Lanz

Lanz (1480-1503) was a Roman bandit and thief who led the Cento Occhi gang during the Renaissance era. In 1503, he was assassinated by Ezio Auditore da Firenze for working with Cesare Borgia.

Biography
Lanz was born in 1480, and he became a thief in Rome; he was connected to a variety of domestic disturbances during the Renaissance era. He ran with the Cento Occhi gang of bandits and thieves in Rome, rivalling La Volpe's guild of thieves. Shortly after being discovered robbing a Borgia carriage, he was recruited as one of Cesare Borgia's lieutenants, pushing Borgia's enemies off rooftops. His own wife was saddened by what Lanz had become, and she told Ezio Auditore da Firenze about her husband's misdeeds as she stood on the side of a roof, threatening to jump to make Lanz see what he had done. Auditore convinced her to step away as he searched for him, and he located him on one of the roofs. He pursued him until he was able to air-assassinate him with his hidden blades, slaying him.